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Dill Pickle

2147-40 · #C4C184 · LRV 52 · warm yellow tone

2147-40 · #C4C184 · LRV 52 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Dill PickleBenjamin Moore · 2147-40
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Dill Pickle
BENJAMIN MOORE · 2147-40 · #C4C184
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore2147-40 · all Benjamin Moore yellows
LRV52Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyYellow
Hex · RGB · HSL#C4C184 · 196, 193, 132 · 57°, 35%, 64%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Peristyle Brass30
  2. 2Chilled Wine41
  3. 3Dill Pickle52
  4. 4Jackfruit62
  5. 5Lemon Chiffon79
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Dill Pickle, Really?

Dill Pickle reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2147-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Dill Pickle

Dill Pickle is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Dill Pickle

At LRV 52, Dill Pickle is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Dill Pickle are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2147-40 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

The nearest shades to Dill Pickle within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Dill Pickle · 11.3 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Dill Pickle · 1.9 : 1 · fails for text

WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C4C184 in HSL space. Pair Dill Pickle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C4C184 + #8487C4
TRIADIC
#C4C184 · #84C4C1 · #C184C4
ANALOGOUS
#C4A184 · #C4C184 · #A7C484

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